Australian electronic music magazine, Cyclic Defrost recently posted a review of Duality.
Here is an excerpt from the review:
"...For the ten tracks gathered here, FluiD sets his sights firmly on the harder edged, post-industrial end of the instrumental hiphop spectrum, resulting in a distinctly moody collection that manages to deftly balance a sense of deep dubby swagger with the sorts of poisoned, steel-plated beats you’d expect from Techno Animal or Scorn. Opening track ‘DH-1′ gives good indication as to the sorts of menacing atmospheres on offer here, sending a deep growling live bassline crawling like a serpent beneath tense, tightly-coiled hiphop snares and the squeal of overdriven synths, the droning textures nearing the redline as they get pushed through all manner of filtering,..."
Read the full review here - http://www.cyclicdefrost.com/blog/2011/03/19/fluid-%E2%80%93-duality-alrealon/
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Redreaming: the Past and Present Through Art
The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit,
recently screened two experimental films that investigate
the connection between science fiction and black history.
'Redreaming Black History' at MoCAD
Monday, March 21, 2011
Data Recovered From The Post-Human Cyborg
Manon from the blog Chroniques Electroniques who wrote one of the most poetic and insightful reviews of my CD, 'Envisioning Abstraction: the Duality of FluiD', was kind enough to send me a few questions.
Here are a couple of excerpts from the interview:
"Duality delves into a dark blend of industrial music, dub, rock, hip-hop. What inspired you when you create it?"
"Duality is really a reflection of me and the music/musicians and artists that inspired me and made an impact on me. I really wanted to make a musical statement about who I am. Music for me is about communicating what I'm thinking and what I'm feeling. I wish I was better at verbally communicating with people. There is a mystery and a weight to who I am. I think I've begun to understand that and realize it's part of who I am. It's something I can tap into and draw from. It was very important not to compromise and try to fit it into any category or genre. Duality blends different types of music because I don't listen to just one type of music. I have been profoundly affected by the music of many musicians across a very wide sound spectrum. The world is full of amazing musicians and music and I've spent most of my life seeking them out. Inspiration is also a challenge. I was not just inspired but challenged by what I had heard, seen and read. I needed to make something that honored those who had inspired me. In some way it's also a thank you to those who pushed and pulled music and art into new forms and new directions."
"You studied classical and jazz music, and learned to play a wide variety of instruments since you’ve been a child. How this education led you to a musical universe where the first thing you claim is abstraction?"
"Learning to play a wide variety of instruments was part of my musical education and sometimes it was out of necessity. I started on clarinet in the school band and then progressed to piano, saxophone, flute, oboe, drums and bass guitar. I studied classical music and Jazz to gain a greater understanding to those two musics. Abstraction is about reducing things to their essence. From Jazz and classical musics I learned new things, new ideas and new approaches and took those things and Incorporated them into my musical language. Abstraction isn't necessarily about nothingness. For me it's about gaining an understanding of something and then breaking it down into it's core."
The full interview in English here - http://www.chroniqueselectroniques.net/pages/Interview_with_FluiD--4812080.html
The full interview in French here - http://www.chroniqueselectroniques.net/article-interview-de-fluid-69437267.html
Read her review here - http://simultaniety.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-review-of-duality-by-chroniques.html
Here are a couple of excerpts from the interview:
"Duality delves into a dark blend of industrial music, dub, rock, hip-hop. What inspired you when you create it?"
"Duality is really a reflection of me and the music/musicians and artists that inspired me and made an impact on me. I really wanted to make a musical statement about who I am. Music for me is about communicating what I'm thinking and what I'm feeling. I wish I was better at verbally communicating with people. There is a mystery and a weight to who I am. I think I've begun to understand that and realize it's part of who I am. It's something I can tap into and draw from. It was very important not to compromise and try to fit it into any category or genre. Duality blends different types of music because I don't listen to just one type of music. I have been profoundly affected by the music of many musicians across a very wide sound spectrum. The world is full of amazing musicians and music and I've spent most of my life seeking them out. Inspiration is also a challenge. I was not just inspired but challenged by what I had heard, seen and read. I needed to make something that honored those who had inspired me. In some way it's also a thank you to those who pushed and pulled music and art into new forms and new directions."
"You studied classical and jazz music, and learned to play a wide variety of instruments since you’ve been a child. How this education led you to a musical universe where the first thing you claim is abstraction?"
"Learning to play a wide variety of instruments was part of my musical education and sometimes it was out of necessity. I started on clarinet in the school band and then progressed to piano, saxophone, flute, oboe, drums and bass guitar. I studied classical music and Jazz to gain a greater understanding to those two musics. Abstraction is about reducing things to their essence. From Jazz and classical musics I learned new things, new ideas and new approaches and took those things and Incorporated them into my musical language. Abstraction isn't necessarily about nothingness. For me it's about gaining an understanding of something and then breaking it down into it's core."
The full interview in English here - http://www.chroniqueselectroniques.net/pages/Interview_with_FluiD--4812080.html
The full interview in French here - http://www.chroniqueselectroniques.net/article-interview-de-fluid-69437267.html
Read her review here - http://simultaniety.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-review-of-duality-by-chroniques.html
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Paramnesia I
paramnesia I final from heejoo kim on Vimeo.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Classwar Karaoke - 0013 Survey
The latest survey from Classwar Karaoke, '0013' has been released and features new tracks from Alrealon Musique artists PAS, Zilmrah and myself.
Download 'Classswar Karaoke - 0013 Survey', here -
http://classwarkaraoke.blogspot.com/2011/02/0013-survey-28th-february-2011.html
or here -
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Classwar_Karaoke_-_0013_Survey/Classwar_Karaoke_-_0013_Survey/
For more info on Classwar Karaoke - http://classwarkaraoke.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Trebuchet Magazine reviews Duality
Here is an excerpt from the review -
"... Duality’s prose and aesthetic is anti-corporate, anti-establishment and anti-conformity. This record wants to challenge genres, a noble cause which is close to my heart. Yet the attempt to destroy genres only further imposes them. By blurring the lines and adding so many styles to his work, FluiD has produced amazing music but then increased the need for definitions. Extrapolating the many themes and sounds from within this record is exactly what every music journalist is going to do, as even I have done. Therefore the bonds of gentrification haven’t been destroyed but merely bent and weaved. In of itself, this is a triumph and that’s what the statement of this album should be..."
Ruth Carlisle
You can read the full review here or
http://www.trebuchet-magazine.com/index.php/site/article/fluid_duality
Excerpt reprinted courtesy of Trebuchet Magazine
(p) (c) 2011
"... Duality’s prose and aesthetic is anti-corporate, anti-establishment and anti-conformity. This record wants to challenge genres, a noble cause which is close to my heart. Yet the attempt to destroy genres only further imposes them. By blurring the lines and adding so many styles to his work, FluiD has produced amazing music but then increased the need for definitions. Extrapolating the many themes and sounds from within this record is exactly what every music journalist is going to do, as even I have done. Therefore the bonds of gentrification haven’t been destroyed but merely bent and weaved. In of itself, this is a triumph and that’s what the statement of this album should be..."
Ruth Carlisle
You can read the full review here or
http://www.trebuchet-magazine.com/index.php/site/article/fluid_duality
Excerpt reprinted courtesy of Trebuchet Magazine
(p) (c) 2011
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